moose_8
01-14-2004, 09:36 PM
P (means passenger car) 195 (tire width in mm) / 65 (the percentage of the tire's width that makes up the sidwall section) R 15 (the diameter of the hole that the wheel will sit in in inches).
You get the tire height by adding the wheel size (in this case 15 inches) then adding the two sidewall sections(essentially from rim to the top edge of the tire, and rim to the bottom edge of the tire). We take the tire width in this case (195 mm's) and the aspect ratio (65%) and get 195mm x 0.65 x 2 = 254 mm. If we convert the mm to inches we get 254 mm / 10 (to cm's) / 2.54 (to inches) = 10 inches.
15 inches of wheel plus 10 inches of sidewall = 25".
Seriously, I think you should go to one of the shops and talk with them. They'll let you know which wheels will fit and they'll figure out what rubber will give you your stock tire height.
You get the tire height by adding the wheel size (in this case 15 inches) then adding the two sidewall sections(essentially from rim to the top edge of the tire, and rim to the bottom edge of the tire). We take the tire width in this case (195 mm's) and the aspect ratio (65%) and get 195mm x 0.65 x 2 = 254 mm. If we convert the mm to inches we get 254 mm / 10 (to cm's) / 2.54 (to inches) = 10 inches.
15 inches of wheel plus 10 inches of sidewall = 25".
Seriously, I think you should go to one of the shops and talk with them. They'll let you know which wheels will fit and they'll figure out what rubber will give you your stock tire height.